Health, Education, & Human Services

Teach the children well

Lake Campus instructor Betsy Crites cultivates next crop of elementary school teachers
Betsy Crites

A kindergarten teacher inspired Betsy Crites, teacher education instructor at the Lake Campus, to pursue her own career in education. Continue reading

Student health care project attracts U.S. senator, president of Enroll America to Wright State

Sherrod Brown, Sasha Cahill and Kellie Jean Roberts

A project by Wright State social work students to help fellow students sign up for health insurance drew a U.S. senator and the president of Enroll America to campus. Continue reading

South of the border: Erendira López-García’s job at Wright State followed a twisting career path

Erendira López-García

After working as a dentist and teaching in Mexico, Erendira López-García is now associate director of clinical training in Wright State’s Office of Disability Services. Continue reading

‘U.S. News’ ranks Wright State’s online education program No. 31 in nation

Wright State’s M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction program was ranked No. 31 in the nation among online graduate education programs by “U.S. News & World Report.” Continue reading

Anita Dempsey receives nursing award for mental health efforts at the Dayton VA Medical Center

Anita Dempsey was honored with the 2014 Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing—RN Expanded Role Category from the Dayton VA Medical Center. Continue reading

Talent show: High-scoring Kim Demmings is Horizon League Player of the Year

Point guard Kim Demmings

Wright State junior point guard Kim Demmings leads the Horizon League in scoring average, helping to lead the Raiders to a first-place tie in the league. Continue reading

CSIC continues to soar

2014 campaign launches with takeoff event on March 10

Wright State University’s annual Campus Scholarship and Innovation Campaign will launch with a takeoff event on March 10 at 2 p.m. in the Student Union Endeavour Room. Continue reading

Public Health Grand Rounds event to focus on One Health approach to disease outbreak

One Health logo

Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine’s Master of Public Health Program to host a Public Health Grand Rounds event on disease outbreak on March 21. Continue reading

Ohio college offers intense flight nurse training

Excerpt A southwest Ohio university is offering intensive training for nursing in flight and in disasters. Wright State University’s program is sanctioned by the U.S. Air Force surgeon general, so students from the nearby Air Force Institute of Technology have … Continue reading

College of Nursing and Health to celebrate 40th anniversary with symposium, reception March 20

Lorraine Wright

The Wright State College of Nursing and Health will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a symposium on “The Art and Science of Nursing,” a lecture by nursing expert Lorraine Wright and a reception on March 20. Continue reading